直接(ちょくせつ)

直接(ちょくせつ) means "direct" or "directly" — without any intermediary, detour, or go-between. It functions as an adverb, の-adjective, and noun.

GRAMMAR:

• As adverb: 直接(ちょくせつ)会(あ)う (to meet in person)
• As の-adjective: 直接(ちょくせつ)の原因(げんいん) (the direct cause)
• With 的(てき): 直接(ちょくせつ)的(てき)な表現(ひょうげん) (a direct expression)

COMMON PATTERNS:

• 直接(ちょくせつ)話(はな)す: to speak directly (in person)
• 直接(ちょくせつ)の関係(かんけい): direct relationship
• 直接(ちょくせつ)届(とど)ける: to deliver directly

COMPOUND WORDS:

• 直接(ちょくせつ)選挙(せんきょ): direct election
• 直接(ちょくせつ)税(ぜい): direct tax

ANTONYM:
間接(かんせつ) (indirect). The pair 直接(ちょくせつ)/間接(かんせつ) is very common: 間接(かんせつ)的(てき)な原因(げんいん) (indirect cause).